(Financial Express via NewsEdge) Intel has announced plans to launch a trial phase of broadband Internet over power lines in India in the next eight weeks.
If successful, broadband over power lines could make Internet available to the masses, making it cheaper, faster and readily available to users in far-flung areas where fiber-optic cables cannot be laid, the company said.
The technology, first introduced on a trial-basis in US in 2004, was launched in Europe in August this year. It is in a two-month trial phase in Austria, Spain, Italy and Portugal where speeds of more than 200 Mbps have been achieved.
The technology was also launched by Comtec in the US recently.
"Most of the technical issues that were coming in the way of delivering Internet over power lines have been largely addressed. We will link up with our India team in the next eight weeks to begin trials," said Donald MacDonald, Intel VP. Aside from Intel, other partners in the home plug power line alliance are Cisco, Comsat, General Electric, Sony and Sharp.
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If successful, broadband over power lines could make Internet available to the masses, making it cheaper, faster and readily available to users in far-flung areas where fiber-optic cables cannot be laid, the company said.
The technology, first introduced on a trial-basis in US in 2004, was launched in Europe in August this year. It is in a two-month trial phase in Austria, Spain, Italy and Portugal where speeds of more than 200 Mbps have been achieved.
The technology was also launched by Comtec in the US recently.
"Most of the technical issues that were coming in the way of delivering Internet over power lines have been largely addressed. We will link up with our India team in the next eight weeks to begin trials," said Donald MacDonald, Intel VP. Aside from Intel, other partners in the home plug power line alliance are Cisco, Comsat, General Electric, Sony and Sharp.
© 2005 Financial Express
http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/art...l.jsp?id=185442